Chester Estate

Estate Details


Associated People (8)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
- 1792 [LA] → Joint owner
- 1785 [LA] → Joint owner
- 1831 [LA] → Tenant-in-tail or Remainderman

George Brooks died before he inherited one moiety of the Blenheim estate, in which his aunt Elizabeth Dunn held a life interest: he willed the moiety to his own son, George.

1785 [EA] - 1786 [LA] → Heir
1785 [EA] - 29/10/1820 [ED] → Joint owner
1793 [EA] - 1807 [LA] → Previous owner
1809 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Joint owner
1817 [EA] - 1834 [LA] → Tenant-for-life

Associated Claims (3)

£638 10S 0D
£1,478 17S 11D
£1,169 1S 1D

Estate Information (48)

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1785
[Name] Chester  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

Belonging to James Virgo Dunn and the heirs of John Simpson deceased. Account filed by John Nettleford as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/11 38-9
1786
[Name] Chester Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle, fustick  
 

Belonging to James Virgo Dunn and the heirs of John Simpson deceased, by order of James Virgo Dunn Executor. Account filed by John Nettlefold, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/10 214-215
1792
[Name] Chester  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

The property of John Kennion and James Virgo Dunn Esquires. Account filed by John Nettleford as overseer. Accounts filed for 01/08/1791 to 01/08/1792.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 297-298
1793
[Name] Chester  
[Crop] sugar, rum, cattle  
 

The property of James Virgo Dunn Esquire and the heirs of John Kennion Esquire deceased. Account filed by John Nettleford as overseer. Accounts filed for 01/08/1792 to 31/12/1793.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/19 345 [f.173]
1794
[Name] Chester Estate  
[Crop] cattle, copper, sugar, rum  
 

Property of James Virgo Dunn Esq and the heirs of John Kennion deceased. Account filed by John Nettlefold as overseer for the period 01/01/1794 to 31/12/1794.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/20 170-171
1795
[Name] Chester Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, some cattle  
 

Property of James Vergo Dunne Esq and the heirs of John Kennion deceased. Account filed by John Nettlefold as overseer for the period 01/01/1795 to 31/12/1795.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/21 270-271
1796
[Name] Chester Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to James Virgo Dunn Esq and the heirs of John Kennicon? Dec. Account filed by John Nettleford, overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/23
1797
[Name] Chester Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Belonging to James Vergo Dunn Esq and the heirs of John ? Esq, dec. Account filed by John Nettleford, late overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/22 110
1798
[Name] Chester Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum  
 

Property of James Vergo Dunn Esq and the heirs of John Kennion deceased. Account filed by Thomas Lunham as overseer for the period 01/01/1798 to 31/12/1798.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/24 102
1799
[Name] Chester Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, stock  
 

Account filed by Thomas Lunham. The property of James Virgo Dunn esquire and the Heirs of John Kennion Esquire deceased.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/25 75-76
1800
[Name] Chester Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum  
 

The property of the Heirs of John Kennion deceased and James Virgo Dunn Esquires. Account filed by Thomas Lunham as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 60
1801
[Name] Chester Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum and steers  
 

Belonging to the Heirs of John Kennion and J.S. Dunn Esq. Account filed by Thomas Lunham as overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/28 173
1803
[Name] Chester Estate  
[Crop] sugar, rum, one cow  
 

Property of James Wise Dunne Esq and the heirs of John Kenyard Esq deceased. Account filed by Thomas Lunham as overseer for the period 31/12/1802 to 31/12/1803.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/31 63
1804
[Name] Chester Estate  
[Crop] sugar and rum, hire of enslaved people  
 

Belonging to James Virgo Dunn, Esq, and the heirs of John Kennion, deceased, of Great Britain. Account filed by John Lunham, overseer to said estate.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archvies 1B/11/4/32 153
1807
[Name] Chester  
[Crop] sugar, rum and livestock  
 

Belonging to James Virgo Dunn and the heirs of John Kenneon. Account filed by Patrick English as late overseer.

 
Accounts Produce, Jamaica Archives 1B/11/4/38 127-128
1809
[Number of enslaved people] 208(Tot)  
[Name] Chester  
[Stock] 137  
 

Registered to Dunn & Kennon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1811) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL11Trel.htm. The 1811 almanac was based on the givings-in of the March Quarter for 1809, hence the earlier evolution date.
1811
[Number of enslaved people] 208(Tot)  
[Name] Chester  
[Stock] 25  
 

Registered to Dunn and Kinnion.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1812) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1812co2.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1815
[Number of enslaved people] 200(Tot)  
[Name] Chester  
[Stock] 149  
 

Registered to Dunn and Kennion.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1816) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL15trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 55(Tot) 26(F) 29(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Roger Dobson as Attorney of James Virgo Dunn, owner in right of his Wife Elizabeth.

 
T71/225 455-456
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 46(Tot) 23(F) 23(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Roger Dobson as Attorney of James Virgo Dunn the owner.

 
T71/225 473-474
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 101(Tot) 56(F) 45(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

James Cunningham as Attorney for John Kenyon the owner.

 
T71/224 349-352
1817
[Number of enslaved people] 203(Tot)  
[Name] Chester  
[Stock] 149  
 

Registered to Dunn & Kennion.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1818) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1818al17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1819
[Number of enslaved people] 198(Tot)  
[Name] Chester  
[Stock] 148  
 

Registered to Dunn and Kennion.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1820) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al20p17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 57(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Roger Dobson as attorney of James Virgo Dunn owner in right of his wife Elizabeth.

 
T71/230 Unpaginated
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 46(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Roger Donson as attorney of James Virgo Dunn the owner.

 
T71/230 Unpaginated
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 95(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

James Cunningham as Attorney for John Kenyon the owner.

 
T71/230 Unpaginated
1820
[Number of enslaved people] 198(Tot)  
[Name] Chester  
[Stock] 28  
 

Registered to Dunn and Kenyon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1821) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al1821_13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1821
[Number of enslaved people] 198(Tot)  
[Name] Chester  
[Stock] 149  
 

Registered to Dunn and Kennion.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1822) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/Al22p17.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 36(Tot)  
[Name] Chester Estate  
 

Roger Dobson as Attorney to Mrs Elizabeth Dunn as owner for Life. 34 enslaved people acquired "By bequest from James Virgo Dunn" regiseterd by him last return.

 
T71/232 [unpaginated]
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 67(Tot)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

Roger Dobson as Attorney to Mrs Elizabeth Dunn the owner. Increase of 6 enslaved people "by bequest from James Virgo Dunn".

 
T71/232 [unpaginated]
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 95(Tot)  
[Name] Chester Estate  
 

John Cleghorn as Agent to John Kenyon the owner on Chester Estate.

 
T71/232 [unpaginated]
1823
[Number of enslaved people] 197(Tot)  
[Name] Chester  
[Stock] 117  
 

Registered to Dunn and Kenyon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1824) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL24trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1825
[Number of enslaved people] 192(Tot)  
[Name] Chester  
[Stock] 121  
 

Registered to Dunn and Kennion.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1826) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1826al20.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 67(Tot) 35(F) 32(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

William Reeves as Attorney of Mrs Elizabeth Dunn the owner.

 
T71/235 [unpaginated]
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 33(Tot) 18(F) 15(M)  
[Name] [no name given]  
 

William Reeves as Attorney of Mrs E. Dunn the owner for life.

 
T71/235 [unpaginated]
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 80(Tot)  
[Name] Chester Estate  
 

John Cleghorn as Agent for John Kenyon the owner.

 
T71/234 [unpaginated]
1826
[Number of enslaved people] 181(Tot)  
[Name] Chester  
[Stock] 132  
 

Registered to Dunn and Kennion.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1827) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/a1827al13.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1827
[Number of enslaved people] 176(Tot)  
[Name] Chester  
[Stock] 21  
 

Registered to Dunn and Kennion.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1828) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1828al19.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1828
[Number of enslaved people] 166(Tot)  
[Name] Chester  
[Stock] 111  
 

Registered to Dunn and Kennion.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1829) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al29trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 63(Tot)  
[Name] Chester Estate  
 

William Reeves as Attorney of Mrs Elizabeth Dunn the owner.

 
T71/237 [unpaginated]
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 33(Tot) 16(F) 17(M)  
[Name] Chester Estate  
 

William Reeves as Attorney of Elizabeth Dunn the owner for life.

 
T71/237 [unpaginated]
1829
[Number of enslaved people] 74(Tot)  
[Name] Chester Estate  
 

William Reeves as Attorney of John Kenyon Esquire the owner.

 
T71/238 [unpaginated]
1830
[Number of enslaved people] 168(Tot)  
[Name] Chester  
[Stock] 35  
 

Registered to Dunn and Kennion.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1831) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/1831trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1831
[Number of enslaved people] 170(Tot)  
[Name] Chester  
[Stock] 121  
 

Registered to Dunn and Kennion.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1832) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/al32trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 65(Tot)  
[Name] Chester Estate  
 

William Reeves as Attorney of Mrs Elizabeth Dunn the owner.

 
T71/242 209
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 33(Tot) 16(F) 17(M)  
[Name] Chester Estate  
 

William Reeves as Attorney to Mrs Elizabeth Dunn the owner for life.

 
T71/242 216
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 72(Tot)  
[Name] Chester Estate  
 

William Reeves as Attorney to John Kenyon the owner.

 
T71/242 208
1832
[Number of enslaved people] 174(Tot)  
[Name] Chester  
[Stock] 35  
 

Registered to Dunn & Kenyon.

 
Jamaica Almanac (1833) transcribed at http://www.jamaicanfamilysearch.com/Members/AL33Trel.htm. The almanac was based on the givings-in of the previous March Quarter, hence the earlier evolution date.